Lets talk GEC!

cbr1000 said:
Anybody else wondering if there's something in the works between the 14 and 15? I thought I heard the beer scouts/boys knife were not going to be available until September. If they do produce another pattern between the 14/15 run I hope it's either the Fremont or 77 barlow...
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Last thing I read was that the 72's were slated for sometime around September and the Beer Scouts in Oct. Not sure if the 15 Boys Knives will be concurrent with the Beer Scouts but it would make sense from a production standpoint.
 
WHAT?!?

I refreshed GSJ's site no fewer than six times today, from 11am onward.

He had 10 GECs in stock every time, no notifications on the home page at all.

I went out to grab a quick bite (after one last check) and stopped by the park to take some photos.

And now the TCs are GONE?

That's it. I'm boycotting GEC. It's become an "old boy's club" and nothing good comes of that.
 
TsarBomba said:
WHAT?!?

I refreshed GSJ's site no fewer than six times today, from 11am onward.

He had 10 GECs in stock every time, no notifications on the home page at all.

I went out to grab a quick bite (after one last check) and stopped by the park to take some photos.

And now the TCs are GONE?

That's it. I'm boycotting GEC. It's become an "old boy's club" and nothing good comes of that.
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The 14s are in the Tidioute line of Great Eastern Cutlery so that's why you didn't see them (also they were gone in 2 minutes or less). "GEC" knives are all stainless. I know it's frustrating not getting a knife you want but it happens to everybody. The supply and demand ratio of some of their knives (see tc Barlow) are crazy so you kinda have to know that going in. If GEC were to do things differently they'd become what Case has and let's be honest, nobody wants that to happen. Better luck next time.
 
RyanDalex said:
The 14s are in the Tidioute line of Great Eastern Cutlery so that's why you didn't see them (also they were gone in 2 minutes or less). "GEC" knives are all stainless. I know it's frustrating not getting a knife you want but it happens to everybody. The supply and demand ratio of some of their knives (see tc Barlow) are crazy so you kinda have to know that going in. If GEC were to do things differently they'd become what Case has and let's be honest, nobody wants that to happen. Better luck next time.
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I'm familiar. I have posted my Tidioutes and Northfields in the past. If the problem were simply certain ill-advised buyers searching "Great Eastern" instead of "Tidioute Cutlery" there'd be no problem to speak of.

There is one, however, and it's taken up multiple threads in this subforum, GB&U and other places, with how GEC as a company and their chosen dealers go about encouraging the "lolly scramble" model. It's not an either/or proposition -- that's a false dichotomy, and one of the sillier ones I've seen here. People have been asking in droves for there to be a little more transparency, not a wholesale change in production and distribution, and if you'd spent those last couple months reading more you'd see that nobody is asking for it to be.

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My boycott is over the selling ethos they've fomented, not the knives. Anyway, before the mods jump in again, I'm done with this. Engage me through email or in GB&U if you're interested in discussing this further. I'm unsubscribing from this thread.
 
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supratentorial said:
I think an all stainless steel GEC #15 barlow with a clip blade and sawcut bone would be pretty cool... it could have an acorn bolster stamp instead of "TC" :) The two blade version could be a clip and sheepfoot.... similar to a "carpenter's knife".
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I would be in for one of those in each cover material. Moreso if on the 77 frame. That would truly be the "next big thing" in barlows!!! Go do it!
 
TsarBomba said:
WHAT?!?

I refreshed GSJ's site no fewer than six times today, from 11am onward.

He had 10 GECs in stock every time, no notifications on the home page at all.

I went out to grab a quick bite (after one last check) and stopped by the park to take some photos.

And now the TCs are GONE?

That's it. I'm boycotting GEC. It's become an "old boy's club" and nothing good comes of that.
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Already gave up on GEC. Way too much craziness for me... I simply don't need it. Besides, I'm having fun collecting CASE knives.
 
TsarBomba said:
WHAT?!?

I refreshed GSJ's site no fewer than six times today, from 11am onward.

He had 10 GECs in stock every time, no notifications on the home page at all.

I went out to grab a quick bite (after one last check) and stopped by the park to take some photos.

And now the TCs are GONE?

That's it. I'm boycotting GEC. It's become an "old boy's club" and nothing good comes of that.
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He posted them at 12:00 and the bone ones were gone in an instant. I managed a yellowheart one, when I refreshed a minute later they were all gone. The competition for these is absolutely crazy. I don't get why gec produces a million #47 harvesters and #15 navy knife's (which seem to not be very popular) and only a handful of their immensely popular barlows and stainless #15s.
 
The TC Barlows are an SFO: I don't think GEC itself decides how many to produce. There are many other popular GEC patterns which haven't been produced recently also. (Not criticizing, merely stating.)
 
Shaggy said:
The TC Barlows are an SFO: I don't think GEC itself decides how many to produce. There are many other popular GEC patterns which haven't been produced recently also. (Not criticizing, merely stating.)
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I think they could produce non-sfo barlows and they would sell almost as well, definitely being far more popular than the other knives I listed. Charlie and company might have a contract with GEC that prevents them from producing these non-sfo barlows.
 
I saw a number of recommendations for the #83 as a perfect edc in another thread. So I took some photos comparing them with my new 15s.



There isnt a whole lot between them, yet 15s are so much more popular. I wonder whether the rush on 15s is a problem of our own making?
 
BlockPsycho said:
I think they could produce non-sfo barlows and they would sell almost as well, definitely being far more popular than the other knives I listed. Charlie and company might have a contract with GEC that prevents them from producing these non-sfo barlows.
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I think you're probably correct on both points, BP.
 
Camillus said:
I saw a number of recommendations for the #83 as a perfect edc in another thread. So I took some photos comparing them with my new 15s.



There isnt a whole lot between them, yet 15s are so much more popular. I wonder whether the rush on 15s is a problem of our own making?
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What's the difference between the #83 and #72? A run of #72s is coming.
 
Vicarious Reality said:
I really want to buy a whaler model...
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Good luck finding one. I passed on them when they were originally available, then kicked myself for it. Then I found this one on the exchange quite a while back. It was on there for several days, maybe weeks. Not a popular pattern, but pretty impressive in hand. Good luck on your search! Made me go dig mine out and look at it again.





I've been able to CF & CE these stainless models quite a bit now. Very interesting how the burnt orange varied on all of these. We got a little something different with each model. I think I like the 74 the best, but that's also because it fits my hand better.



As to the popularity of the 15, I think it's just a good size for most people and the aesthetics of it are very appealing to a lot of folks. I find that it's just about the smallest size I'm willing to go but I've purchased several mainly due to the interesting variations. I'm glad I'm not much of a Barlow fan.

Very nice collection there Camillus! I really like the color of that bone on the Tidioute 83. :thumbup:
 
BlockPsycho said:
What's the difference between the #83 and #72? A run of #72s is coming.
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Great picture, thanks. I really like my 83 and hope to see more in the future. Some are still lingering on dealer sites so I get the feeling we won't see them anytime soon. Don't know why it wasn't more popular...

Edit: oops, meant to quote camillus
 
BlockPsycho said:
I think they could produce non-sfo barlows and they would sell almost as well, definitely being far more popular than the other knives I listed. Charlie and company might have a contract with GEC that prevents them from producing these non-sfo barlows.
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Yes Charlie owns the tooling rights for the barlow bolster on the 15 pattern hence only the TC barlows exist on the 15 pattern.
 
draggat said:
They also exist on the 14 pattern. Nothing stopping GEC from using an acorn stamp.
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I saw Jake/Supraentorial's suggestion and I think that would be a splendid idea, however my money is on the fact that Charlie most likely also owns the barlow tooling for the 14 pattern as well.
 
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